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A Break From Reality: Modernizing Authentication Standards For Digital Video Evidence In The Era Of Deepfakes, John P. Lamonaga
A Break From Reality: Modernizing Authentication Standards For Digital Video Evidence In The Era Of Deepfakes, John P. Lamonaga
American University Law Review
The legal standard for authenticating photographic and video evidence in court has remained largely static throughout the evolution of media technology in the twentieth century. The advent of “deepfakes,” or fake videos created using artificial intelligence programming, renders outdated many of the assumptions that the Federal Rules of Evidence are built upon.
Rule 901(b)(1) provides a means to authenticate evidence through the testimony of a “witness with knowledge.” Courts commonly admit photographic and video evidence by using the “fair and accurate portrayal” standard to meet this Rule’s intent. This standard sets an extremely low bar—the witness need only testify that …
The Decline And Fall Of Circumstantial Evidence In Antitrust Law, Christopher R. Leslie
The Decline And Fall Of Circumstantial Evidence In Antitrust Law, Christopher R. Leslie
American University Law Review
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